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CYCLING: Belgian champion Vandenbroucke dies aged 34 October 13, 2009 Belgian cycling champion Frank Vandenbroucke has died at the age of 34 while staying in Senegal. During his career he achieved such classic victories as Paris-Nice stage race in 1998 and 1999.

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RUGBY - HEINEKEN CUP : Toulouse sink Sale Sharks in decisive 36-17 win October 11, 2009 Toulouse started their European campaign with a convincing 36-17 win against the Sale Sharks. The French side’s Vincent Clerc set a new Cup record of 30 tries, beating Welshman's Dafydd James previous record.

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TENNIS - BEIJING: Novak Djokovic captures third ATP title of the year October 11, 2009 Serbia’s Novak Djokovic outlasted giant killer Marin Cilic of Croatia to clinch the China Open title. On the women's side, the reigning French Open champion, Russia's Svetlana Kuznetsova breezed to the title.

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TENNIS - TOKYO: Ruthless Tsonga picks up fifth career title October 11, 2009 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga became the first Frenchman to win the Japan Open as he outgunned Russia’s Mikhail Youzhny to win the final in straight sets (6-3, 6-3). Tsonga, 24, brings his title haul to five, including three this season.

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TENNIS - TOKYO OPEN: Tsonga edges Monfils in all-French semi October 10, 2009 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga has defeated fellow Frenchman Gaël Monfils in the semi-finals of the Tokyo Open. The second seed will face Russia’s Mikhail Youzhny, who battled past former world number one Lleyton Hewitt.